The Spindle Galaxy

The spindle Galaxy in Sextans.
NGC 3115

The Antennae Galaxies

Colliding Galaxies in Corvus.

Markarian’s Chain

Markarian’s Chain of galaxies in Virgo. #astronomy #galaxy #asteroid

Wishing Well Cluster

An open cluster in Carina

NGC 6772

Planetary Nebula NGC 6772 in Aquila.
#astronomy #planetarynebula

Nebulae in Carina

A bright star-forming nebula in Carina: NGC 3603

NGC 5286

The globular cluster Caldwell 84, in Centaurus

Galaxies in Centaurus

Galaxies galore.

Omega Centauri

The massive globular cluster, the beautiful Omega Centauri.

The Jewel Box

The jewel Box – an open star cluster in Crux.

Centaurus A

The “Hamburger Galaxy” NGC 5128 in Centaurus.

Nebula IC2948

A bright emission nebula in Centaurus.

Carina Nebula

The biggest, brightest and most photogenic nebula in the Southern Hemisphere.

Orion Nebula

The biggest, brightest and most photogenic nebula in the Northern Hemisphere. Also Astronomy News of the Week.

Horsehead Nebula

The Horsehead – a dark nebula in Orion.
#astronomy

Eastern Veil Nebula

Supernova Remnant NGC 6995 in Cygnus – The Eastern Veil Nebula

2022 Review

Image Review: 2022

The Trapezium

The Trapezium star cluster in the Orion Nebula, M42.

NGC 1512

Galaxy NGC 1512 and companion.
#astronomy

Grus Quartet

The Grus Quartet

NGC 6384

NGC 6384, a Spiral Galaxy in Ophiucus

Small Magellanic Cloud

The Tarantula

The Tarantula Nebula and part of the Large Magellanic Cloud

M7

Ptolemy’s Cluster, NGC 6475, also known as M7

M2

Messier 2 is a globular cluster 55,000 light years away,

47 Tucanae

Globular Cluster 47-Tucanae.
#astronomy

War & Peace Nebula

War and Peace Nebula

Lagoon Nebula

My two and a half hour exposure of the Lagoon Nebula, M8.

The Blue Planetary

The Blue Planetary Nebula in Centaurus.

Ring Nebula

The Ring Planetary Nebula in Lyra.

Supernova Remnant

A supernova remnant in the constellation of Norma.

Retina Nebula

A Unique Planetary Nebula in Scorpius.

The Cheerio Nebula

A Planetary Nebula in Scorpius

M90

Messier 90 with Arp 76

Trifid Nebula

Messsier Object 20

NGC 2808

A Bright Globular Cluster in Carina

Sombrero Galaxy

M104, the Sombrero – an attractive target for amateur astronomers; an edge-on spiral galaxy with an emphatic dark dust lane

SN 2022hrs

A Supernova in Galaxy NGC 4647

Crescent Moon

Crescent Moon in the Sunset

Omega Centauri

The visually brightest, most massive and largest globular cluster in the sky.

M83

The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, M83

Centaurus A

Colliding galaxies!

Messier 78

M78, a fan-shaped ‘reflection’ nebula in Orion…

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Planetary Nebula NGC 2867

Caldwell 90, in Carina

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Feeling Lonely

A Poem about the search for intelligent life in the Universe

Messier 43

Poor old M43, overlooked and neglected.

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South Celestial Pole

Star Trails in the Octans constellation.

Eta Carinae

A Star within the Eta Carina Nebula Image exposure: 45.75 min Image field of view: 23.9 x 16 arcmin Image … More

Spirograph Nebula

A rare break in the weather enabled me to capture this elegant looking planetary nebula.

The Eskimo Nebula

Planetary Nebulae are pretty darn’ small in the telescope.

NGC 1365

A fine barred spiral galaxy in Fornax

NGC 2022

8,100 light years away

2021 Review: Post 3 of 3

Deep Sky Post 1 of 3 (Solar System) Post 2 of 3 (Deep Sky) Click on any image to view … More

2021 Review: Post 2 of 3

Deep Sky An annual review of my best deep sky (beyond the Solar System) images. Thanks for looking! Post 1 … More

The Crab Nebula, M1

This is what a supernova explosion looks like after nearly a thousand years have passed!

Planetary Nebula NGC 3195

Caldwell 109 Apparent magnitude: +10.1 Apparent dimensions: 40″ x 35″ Constellation: Chamaeleon At the considerable distance of 5,500 light years, … More

Cleopatra’s Eye

NGC 1535 Object type: Planetary Nebula Apparent magnitude: +9.4 Apparent dimensions: 0.8 x 0.7 arc-mins Constellation: Eridanus “Cleopatra’s Eye” is … More

Skull Nebula

Planetary Nebula NGC 246, Caldwell 56 Apparent magnitude: +10.4 Apparent dimensions: 4.0 x 3.5 arc minutes Constellation: Cetus Image exposure: … More